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Tales of the Dark Romantics and Beyond
Featured Article: The Best Short Story Audiobooks to Immerse Yourself In Now
Short stories have had a huge impact on the canon of great literature. In fact, some of history's most revered novelists—Ernest Hemingway, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Louisa May Alcott among them—wrote short stories, which make excellent introductions to their work. Plus, these bite-size listens are the perfect way to get a big dose of literary inspiration even when you’re short on time. To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of listens.
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
- By: Stephen Fry, Washington Irving, M.R. James, and others
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio....
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Wonderful narration. Mediocre stories.
- By Michael Fuchs on 11-07-23
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-09-23
- Language: English
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Tales of the Dark Romantics and Beyond
- Tales of the Dark Romantics
- By: Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and others
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Tom Shelton, Emily Eiden, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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At the heart of Dark Romanticism is its brooding, pessimistic tone, its emphasis on the supernatural and the sins of humanity, and its use of iconic symbols and horrifying imagery.
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Tales of the Dark Romantics and Beyond
- Tales of the Dark Romantics
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Tom Shelton, Emily Eiden, Trevor Murphy, Susan C. Hunter
- Series: Tales of the Dark Romantics, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-18-25
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Horror Collection: 60+ Novels and Stories from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Mary Shelley, and More
- Frankenstein; Dracula; Jekyll and Hyde; Carmilla; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Call of Cthulhu; The Turn of the Screw; The Mezzotint; and More
- By: H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M. R. James, and others
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, Malk Williams, and others
- Length: 93 hrs and 12 mins
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The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators....
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The Best Horror Collection on Audible!
- By James on 08-31-22
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The Ultimate Horror Collection: 60+ Novels and Stories from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Mary Shelley, and More
- Frankenstein; Dracula; Jekyll and Hyde; Carmilla; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Call of Cthulhu; The Turn of the Screw; The Mezzotint; and More
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, Malk Williams, Karen Cass, Julie Teal
- Length: 93 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-26-22
- Language: English
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Stories and Poems
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 36 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Presenting the complete collection of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, read by award-award winning narrators Jonathan Keeble and Peter Noble....
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The Perfect Poe Companion
- By James on 05-26-22
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Stories and Poems
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 36 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-30-22
- Language: English
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The American Classics Collection - Volume One: 15+ Novels, and Stories from HP Lovecraft, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Frederick Douglass, & More
- A Farewell to Arms, At the Mountains of Madness, Little Women, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild, The Great Gatsby, The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Walden, & More
- By: Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, and others
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathan Osgood, Robert G. Slade, and others
- Length: 120 hrs and 16 mins
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The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators.
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5* Collection of American Classics
- By James on 01-08-25
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The American Classics Collection - Volume One: 15+ Novels, and Stories from HP Lovecraft, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Frederick Douglass, & More
- A Farewell to Arms, At the Mountains of Madness, Little Women, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild, The Great Gatsby, The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Walden, & More
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathan Osgood, Robert G. Slade, Jonathan Keeble, Katherine Fenton, Peter Noble, William Hope
- Length: 120 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-01-25
- Language: English
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Nicholas Stikoski
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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A collection of classic works by Edgar Allan Poe, American author, poet, editor, and literary critic....
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Poor narration hurts these Poe classics
- By Jeremy C. Kuban on 11-29-12
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Nicholas Stikoski
- Series: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-06-12
- Language: English
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The Edgar Allan Poe Complete Works Collection - Stories, Poems, Novels, and Essays
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 59 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature....
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The Finest Poe Collection
- By James on 02-13-22
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The Edgar Allan Poe Complete Works Collection - Stories, Poems, Novels, and Essays
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 59 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-04-22
- Language: English
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World's Greatest Short Stories
- By: Daniel Defoe, Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, and others
- Narrated by: Chase Cooper
- Length: 45 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Included. The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe,. Alice Addertongue by Benjamin Franklin,. The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving,...
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World's Greatest Short Stories
- Narrated by: Chase Cooper
- Length: 45 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-05-25
- Language: English
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jamie Hanes
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym is a realistic yet romantic nautical adventure....
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Good but...
- By Marco Berry on 11-17-15
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
- Narrated by: Jamie Hanes
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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Classic American Poetry
- By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and others
- Narrated by: Garrick Hagon, Liza Ross, William Hootkins, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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Walt Whitman said, "...poetry is the voice of the nation, expressing its deepest concerns, ambitions and longings," which is certainly true of the great classic poetry of America...
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Just dawdle
- By Kirby on 11-27-03
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Classic American Poetry
- Narrated by: Garrick Hagon, Liza Ross, William Hootkins, Kate Harper, James Goode, Alibe Parsons
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 08-03-00
- Language: English
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The Detective Club. Collection of Timeless Mysteries - 77 Novels and Stories
- Hercule Poirot - Miss Marple - Sherlock Holmes - Inspector Alan Grant - Albert Campion and Others
- By: Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David Miles, Mark Bowen
- Length: 90 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Step into the shadowy world of crime and deduction with The Detective Club, a spectacular collection of 77 classic mysteries featuring some of the ...
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No Table of Contents - 356 unlabeled chapters
- By S. Hardy on 03-31-25
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The Detective Club. Collection of Timeless Mysteries - 77 Novels and Stories
- Hercule Poirot - Miss Marple - Sherlock Holmes - Inspector Alan Grant - Albert Campion and Others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David Miles, Mark Bowen
- Length: 90 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-06-25
- Language: English
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Tales of Terror
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jack Foreman
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Edgar Allan Poe, the master of terror, wrote some of literature's most entertaining and influential short stories....
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Poe's Best Horror by an Outstanding Narrator
- By Gary on 08-29-04
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Tales of Terror
- Narrated by: Jack Foreman
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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The Fall of the House of Usher
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The story follows the unnerving experience of a nameless narrator who is summoned to care for a reclusive friend and his sister in an old, haunted mansion. Both are mentally and physically unwell....
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Excellent Narration
- By unco on 10-18-23
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The Fall of the House of Usher
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 49 mins
- Release date: 01-14-22
- Language: English
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25 Unmissable Horror Stories
- By: H. P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Bloch, and others
- Narrated by: Ian Gordon, Jennifer Gill
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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We’ve recorded some 400+ stories since 2015 here at HorrorBabble. This collection comprises some of our very favorites....
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Great readings of many fine tales
- By G. L. Davis on 05-01-22
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25 Unmissable Horror Stories
- Narrated by: Ian Gordon, Jennifer Gill
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 09-22-21
- Language: English
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The chilling classic that inspired the new Netflix horror drama, "The Fall of the House of Usher". Venture, if you dare, into the House of Usher...
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Great Story
- By Tonia Marie on 02-13-24
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-23-23
- Language: English
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The 100 Best Poems of All Time - Part 1
- By: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm, Eric Stoltz
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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This perfect poetry companion brings the words of the world's favorite poets to life. Hearing poetry spoken - as it was originally intended to be heard...
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Okay but
- By Alice on 06-04-03
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The 100 Best Poems of All Time - Part 1
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm, Eric Stoltz
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 03-20-01
- Language: English
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Works Collection
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Philippe Duquenoy
- Length: 48 hrs and 26 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most prolific authors of his time, eventually gaining recognition for his tales of horror and his uncanny ability to paint a macabre picture with words....
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Would recommend to anyone!!!
- By Gail Blackwell on 03-14-18
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Works Collection
- Narrated by: Philippe Duquenoy
- Length: 48 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 01-29-18
- Language: English
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Great Radio Horror
- By: Guy de Maupassant, Robert A. Arthur, David Kogan, and others
- Narrated by: Boris Karloff, Maurice Tarplin, Paul McGrath, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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The screams...the grisly sound effects...the rumbling organ music. Sounds in the dark come strange, mysterious, and terrifying in 21 episodes of classic series....
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Good for nostalgia, I suppose.
- By Davidinark on 06-07-16
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Great Radio Horror
- Narrated by: Boris Karloff, Maurice Tarplin, Paul McGrath, Bernard Lenrow
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 07-31-15
- Language: English
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The Best of Edgar Allan Poe
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Edward Blake
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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The best and most revered works of famed poet and author, Edgar Allen Poe....
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Some of Poe's Best!
- By Joel D Offenberg on 11-07-11
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The Best of Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Edward Blake
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 06-10-08
- Language: English
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The Edgar Allan Poe BBC Radio Collection
- The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Works
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Andrew Scott, Clarke Peters, full cast, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe's most celebrated stories, as heard on BBC Radio - plus bonus documentaries and two thrilling original dramas....
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3 hours of Poe, 4 hours of essays/adaptations
- By Ginevra on 02-14-21
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The Edgar Allan Poe BBC Radio Collection
- The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Works
- Narrated by: Andrew Scott, Clarke Peters, full cast, James Fleet, Kerry Shale, Sean Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 10-16-20
- Language: English
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